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1987 South Pacific Games, Nouméa

Sporting Events VI

Stamps for the 1974 Central American & Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, and the 1983 and 1987 South Pacific Games in Apia and Nouméa

1979 South Pacific Games, Suva

Sporting Events V

Stamps commemorating the 1975 and 1979 South Pacific Games in Guam and Suva respectively, and the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi

Falkland Islands and Dependencies

1938–1949 Falkland Islands & Dependencies

Stamps issued for the Falkland Islands from 1938–1949 and overprinted for the Falkland Island Dependencies in 1944

Dominica

Dominica, Ghana, and the Gambia

Some of my older stamp collections featuring stamps from Dominica, Ghana, and the Gambia, scanned for posterity

Europa 1989

Europa 1989

I went back to my Europa collection and made some pages for the 1989 issues, with the theme of children’s games

1972 Lisbon-Rio 50th

Getting the Last Stamp

The joy of acquiring a rare stamp that finishes a collection! This time a 1972 Portuguese 3.80 escudo stamp with 13½ perforation.

1943 Italy Poste Militare PM

Military Post and Sporting Events IV

Remounting my Italian military post overprints from 1943, plus completing some more short sports collections.

1970 Central American and Caribbean Games

More Sporting Events III

While I’m collecting stamps for some of the big global thematics, I’ve been collecting stamps for multinational sports competitions

Earth Day

Earth Day Stamp Talk

Stamp Talk 15 from the April 24, 2024 Town Hall presented by SMA: The Program Lifecycle Company, featuring Earth Day stamps

1954 Central American and Caribbean Games, Mexico City

More Sporting Events II

Stamps for the 7th Central American & Caribbean Games in 1954, and the 1st and 2nd South Pacific Games in 1963 and 1966.